Harry Reid: Maybe we can use that disputed Pacquiao fight to get a federal boxing bill passed

posted at 6:46 pm on June 12, 2012 by Allahpundit

Via Mediaite, it’s big news when the U.S. Senate majority leader says he thinks a major fight was fixed and that Congress should spring into action to solve the problem. Or at least, it would be: As you’ll see, he’s actually not saying that he thinks it was fixed. On the contrary, he thinks the outcome was the result of poor judging, not fraud. In which case … why the hell is he using this as an excuse to promote some sort of new federal boxing statute? It’s Rahm Emanuel’s infamous line about not letting a crisis go to waste, but without any actual crisis. Essentially he’s arguing that the perception of a crisis is enough of a pretext to justify a federal power grab. How’s that to make you feel warm and fuzzy about big government this evening? For three years he’s refused to pass a budget, but show him a boxing scorecard that’s in dispute and suddenly he’s ready to haul ass. This, I guess, is the “future” that Carville’s firm has in mind.

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Wanna solve the kerfuffle without having to get Washington involved? Let HBO and Showtime say they’re not going to be involved in any more PPV fights in Nevada for the foreseeable future because they can’t trust the state’s judging system, and the problem will be resolved within 90 days.

Harry Reid: Maybe we can use that disputed Pacquiao fight to get a federal boxing bill passed….‘cuz after 1,141 days, it’s not like I’m going to let anyone vote on a budget and screw up our efforts to create My Progressive Little Ponyland.

I used to watch boxing a lot but then it went into this pay-per-view nonsense and stopped watching so I don’t who the winner or loser) is or if the fight was fair or fixed- and DON’T CARE -and neither should Reid!

Maybe you should concentrate on a budget you frigging bipedal rectum, and stop worrying about helmets, and boxing, and all the other happy horsesh!t that keeps you from working on REAL things that help regular people.

Just to provide a different perspective, I’m a little worried that by pointing out the distracted nature of Harry Reid and the Democrats in the Senate that they might actually get serious. I’m thinking it might be better just to let them stick with stupid side issues until the election arrives. Nothing good is going to happen until after November anyway; it’s not as if Harry Reid and Pres. Obama are going to agree to a sensible compromise on anything anyway. Might as well let Harry Reid waste his remaining days as Majority Leader on issues virtually no one cares about.

You are missing the overall big picture. Pacquiao’s promoter has already stated that the rematch will not be held in Nevada, they will move it to a non-tax state like Texas. By taking control, the federal government would be able to prevent something like this from happening. More likely, this is a shake-down by Reid to get the promoter to cave and hold the rematch in Vegas.

HA! Nevada is has an extremely corrupt state government. Don’t trust it to regulate in the interests of the people of Nevada. Not that they don’t do that ever, but just that it’s not something we can rely on.

No, boxing is in bad shape, and that decision was absolutely the result of corruption and not merely bad judging. But no need for a federal law on this, since it’s much better if we just let the professional sport die a natural death.

Guess it’s time to write off the sport of professional boxing as they’ve caved to ‘Al Gayda’. It would appear Pacquiao’s comments on queer nuptials has inflamed and outraged the pink parade crowd and a little blowback was in order.

You are missing the overall big picture. Pacquiao’s promoter has already stated that the rematch will not be held in Nevada, they will move it to a non-tax state like Texas. By taking control, the federal government would be able to prevent something like this from happening. More likely, this is a shake-down by Reid to get the promoter to cave and hold the rematch in Vegas.

xdwall on June 12, 2012 at 7:54 PM

I agree with you here 100% – I think it is painfully obvious why Harry’s sticking his nose into this.

Harry Reid trying to get rid of corruption in boxing is an absolute joke. Without corruption this moron would have never been in public office and never the leader of the Senate. He leads the most corrupt Senate in our history. His refusal to establish a Congressional budget for Obama’s entire term is corruption on parade.